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Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I’m not getting paid enough for it. That’s RTÉ’s fault’

Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect

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22 Aug 2026, 05:05 UTC
Last checked
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
22 Aug 2026, 05:01 UTC
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Byline
Nadine O’Regan
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Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect
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    Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I’m not getting paid enough for it. That’s RTÉ’s fault’

    Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect

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    Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I was told I shouldn’t be on telly’

    Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect

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    Traitors Ireland host Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I was told I shouldn’t be on telly’

    Ahead of the second series, presenter Siobhán McSweeney talks frankly about her pay not always reflecting a show’s success, the reward of theatre work and the Derry Girls effect

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#1275
Observed
22 Aug 2026, 15:36 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
822,717 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt